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Letters'Patent No. 70,719, dated-November 12, 1867. i

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known 'that I, WILLIAM J. HoRNEn, of. Cincinnati, Hamilton county,Ohio, have invented a new and useful Scraper; and I hereby d'eclare'thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecilcation.

This is au improvement in the 'class of Scrapers used for grading roadsand embankments, and fwlichjare adapted to be drawn forward by a horseor other animal, and to be controlled by n. person walking behind; and

consists in a provision for enabling the operator to readily release thescraper from its rigid or effective position, so as to facilitatethedumping of its load ot' earth by the onward motion of the team; theprovisionalso,

enabling the ready restoration of the scraper to its 'effectivecondition.

Figure. 1 is aiperspective view of my scraper in its rigid or etl'ectivecondition.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same in its open or non-effectivecondition.

Figure 3 shows a. modification of the catch. v

The beam is formed in two parts, A B, united by hinges, C. The shovel Dand handles E are united to the rearA part A. The two parts A and B ofthe beam are either engaged to or disengaged from each other by means ofa tongue, F, which, extendingr rearward from the under side ot' the partB, engages' over a movable lip, G, pivoted in the lower end of a pair ofvibrating cheeks, II, confined within staples I, and bei'ng restored andheld to its forward or locking position bya spring, J, which'pressesupward against a sear, K, that projects from the cheeks A trigger, L,which is carried upward through the stretcher M, enables the operatorat'any time, by pulling thereon, to draw hack the cheeks H, and thus torelease the tongue F and permit the scraper to assume the position shownin g. 2, so as to vdump the load of earth, which, having beenaccomplished, the handles E are held fast by the operator, andtheadvanceof the team operates to restore the two parts to their effectiveposition, and in which the lip G and tongue F of themselves spring intolock.

In. the modificationshown in iig. 3, the single catch on the under sideof the beam is replaced by tvvo catches, of which one, P, is shown, oneon eachvside of the beam.

I claim herein as new, and of my invention-Q In combination with thedivided and hinged beam A B C, shovel D, and handles E, the tongue F,selflocking catch Gr, and trigger L, substantially as and forthepurposes set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

WML J. HoRNER.

Witnesses:

Gao. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAYMAN.

